Seagears leaves Auburn shortly after transfer from Rutgers

5:16 PM,
Jun. 10, 2013

Written by

Jerry Carino
| @NJHoopsHaven

Jerome Seagears' decision to transfer from the Rutgers men's basketball team to Auburn was a head-scratcher to many - including, apparently, Jerome Seagears.

Auburn coach Tony Barbee announced Monday that the point guard was leaving the Tigers less than a month after landing with the SEC program.

"Jerome came to me and expressed that he hadn't truly recovered emotionally from his time at Rutgers," Barbee said in a statement. "It is important to him that he continues his academic and athletic career closer to home where he can be near his immediate family and get the support system that he ...